Latest Seizure Podcast Episodes
Cenobamate: A Game Changer For Epilepsy? - Ricardo Mocos
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - July 18, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs well as preventing up to 100% of seizures in 20% of those with refractory focal epilepsy, Cenobamate may also (indirectly), positively impact mental health, cognitive function and reduce seizure propagation. Ricardo Morcos shares information on the titration of Cenobamate, pregnancy, and the ...
World Brain Day 2024: Brain Health & Prevention - Tissa Wijeratne
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - July 17, 2024 00:02 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFor the 11th World Brain Day, hear from co-chair and lead neurologist Tissa Wijeratne, who explains how so many of the brain disorders in nearly 4 billion people can be prevented, and how you can help this happen! Links to the free World Brain Day webinar, and more, are below. -----------------...
Epilepsy Surgery, Neuroplasticity, & Memory - Jon Kleen
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - July 11, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPeople forget to bring up memory issues with their neurologist…because of their memory issues! Discover the potentials and limitations of neurosurgery and neuroplasticity with epileptologist Jon Kleen from UCSF medical Center. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about ...
Cognitive Impairments In Epilepsy - Jon Kleen
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - July 04, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLearn all about how people can have memory and other cognitive struggles as part of their epilepsy - in part 1 of 2 with epileptologist Jon Kleen from the UCSF Medical Center, USA! Jon speaks about his career focus, types of cognitive impairments, impacts on quality of life, and more. ---------...
Our Need To Manage Stress - Neil Shah
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - June 27, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsStress and anxiety levels are incredibly high amongst the population of those with an epilepsy and are commonly seizure triggers. Neil Shah of the Stress Management Society speaks of stress in today's society, the importance of recognising and addressing it, removing the guilt, shame, and stigma...
Neurologists Recognising & Addressing Symptoms Other Than Seizures - Claude Steriade
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - June 20, 2024 00:16 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLearn of when an Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy can onset, potential causes, and the needs of people affected - other than seizure control! All in part 2 of 2 with epileptologist Claude Steriade from NYU Langone Health Epilepsy Center. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & ...
Understanding & Treating Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy - Claude Steriade, NYU Langone Health, USA
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - June 13, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHear about Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy and the intersection between epilepsy and immunology - in part 1 of 2 with epileptologist Claude Steriade from NYU Langone Health Epilepsy Center! Claude explains the causes, mechanisms, and impacts of Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy upon people's lives, ...
Understanding & Treating Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy - Claude Steriade
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - June 13, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHear about Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy and the intersection between epilepsy and immunology - in part 1 of 2 with epileptologist Claude Steriade from NYU Langone Health Epilepsy Center! Claude explains the causes, mechanisms, and impacts of Autoimmune-Associated Epilepsy upon people's lives, ...
Huge Advances In EEG Monitoring & Analysis - Mark Cook
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - June 06, 2024 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMark Cook and Torie discuss the significant improvements in epilepsy treatments over the past few decades - thanks to technologies like MRI and genetics. Mark also explores the issue of overreporting and underreporting of seizures by patients and the potential of ambulatory EEG monitoring and big...
Huge Advances In EEG Monitoring & Analysis - Mark Cook, Australia
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - June 06, 2024 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMark Cook and Torie discuss the significant improvements in epilepsy treatments over the past few decades - thanks to technologies like MRI and genetics. Mark also explores the issue of overreporting and underreporting of seizures by patients and the potential of ambulatory EEG monitoring and bi...
Exploring The Links Between Sleep & Epilepsy: CASTLE - Deb Pal & Paul Gringras
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - May 30, 2024 00:26 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDeb Pal and Paul Gringras discuss their research on the links between sleep and seizures in epilepsy; sharing their work on the CASTLE project, which aims to improve sleep and Quality of Life for children, young people, and families affected. They discuss both their app called COSI - which provid...
Exploring The Links Between Sleep & Epilepsy: CASTLE - Deb Pal & Paul Gringras, UK
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - May 30, 2024 00:26 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDeb Pal and Paul Gringras discuss their research on the links between sleep and seizures in epilepsy; sharing their work on the CASTLE project, which aims to improve sleep and Quality of Life for children, young people, and families affected. They discuss both their app called COSI - which provi...
Epilepsy: Managing Your Metabolism To Stabilise Your Brain - Graham Phillips
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - May 23, 2024 00:35 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat should someone do if interested in adopting the ketogenic diet or looking further into "metabolic psychiatry"? Hear about sacrifices, benefits, weight loss, constipation, nutrition, and having the right support. All in part 3 of 3 with the “pharmacist who gave up drugs”, Graham Phillips. -...
Epilepsy, Mood, Metabolism, And The Ketogenic Diet! - Graham Phillips
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - May 16, 2024 00:16 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLearn of the evolution of the ketogenic diet, metabolic psychiatry, the treatment overlap between different diagnoses (e.g. the epilepsies and mood disorders), recommended reads, and the cognitive dissonance of many regarding the ketogenic diet. This is part 2 of 3 with the Pharmacist Who Gave U...
The Ketogenic Diet - Graham Phillips
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - May 09, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Pharmacist Who Gave Up Drugs introduces us to the impacts of the western diet on our health, quality of life, life expectancy - and the potential benefits of the ketogenic diet - in part 1 of 3: Graham Phillips. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Graham: 👇🏻 ...
Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium - M. Scott Perry
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - May 02, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsM. Scott Perry explains how Epilepsy Researchers require intros and support to be the best that they can be and initiate, manage, and see results. It’s possible through the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC). ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Scott: 👇...
The Lake Effect with Lake Bell!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - April 25, 2024 16:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIn this episode, Greg is joined by a fellow parent of a child with epilepsy, and that parent just so happens to be the incredibly talented and incredibly funny actress Lake Bell! Lake's daughter Nova was diagnosed with epilepsy at just five years old due to a genetic mutation commonly associated...
Preventing Seizures Using Stem Cells?! - David Spencer
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 25, 2024 00:22 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHear about research into a new way of inhibiting temporal lobe seizure activity through GABAergic interneuron cell therapy! With epileptologist and neuroscientist David Spencer. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about David: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-...
Mistaking Epilepsy For Menopause?! - Jacqueline French
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 18, 2024 00:02 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIt's wild: when clinicians mistake an epilepsy (caused by a brain tumour!) for menopause! Or, when a parent doesn't believe that their daughter could have an epilepsy...! Why aren't organisations and governments promoting epilepsy awareness as well as they do stroke and MS?! Tune in to hear all ...
6th Dianalund International Conference on Epilepsy - Overlapping Clinical Phenotypes in Monogenic Epilepsies; Common Molecular Pathways? - Elena Gardella, Rikke Møller, Guido Rubboli
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 17, 2024 11:30 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHear about the one-of-a-kind 6th Dianalund International Conference on Epilepsy in May 2024 - with lead genetic clinicians and researchers Elena Gardella, Rikke Møller, and Guido Rubboli. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Elena, Rikke, and Guido: 👇🏻 https://www...
Car Accidents Caused By Epilepsy! The Human Epilepsy Project - Jacqueline French
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 11, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings5% of a cohort* had at least 1 car accident (and up to 3) before their epilepsy diagnosis! Hear about the global Human Epilepsy Project by Jacqueline French and learn how seizures can present in so many different ways! *450 people ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more ab...
Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? - Vaishnav Krishnan
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 04, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDo Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? Learn of the Epilepsy, Autism and Intellectual Disability “triad” - studied by clinician scientist, epileptologist: Vaishnav Krishnan. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Vaishnav: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobins...
Just Three Dads!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - March 30, 2024 15:57 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsGreg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) hosts Shawn Francis (@iamshawnfrancis) and Brian Altounian (@brianaltounian) of the Just Two Dads podcast about raising children with special needs. See Shawn and Brian every Wednesday @ 11AM PT Live on Facebook! The Talk About It podcast is sponsored by Seizures ...
Huge Seizure Reduction Through DBS (in LGS) - Linda Dalic
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 28, 2024 01:19 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLearn of the huge reduction in seizures amongst adults with the epilepsy Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome - as the result of DBS! With Linda Dalic. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Linda: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/linda-dalic-stimulating...
Purple Day Openness! - Cassidy Megan
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 26, 2024 01:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHear about the origins of Purple Day, its purpose, the positivity and how to make a difference! With founder: Cassidy Megan!! We talk about how Purple Day was founded, Cassidy's personal epilepsy diagnosis, school, stigma, the diversities of the epilepsies, SUDEP, varying cultural experiences, m...
Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! - Anna Bochenek
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 21, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBrain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! What's the epilepsy treatment called VNS? Or DBS? Or RNS?! Learn about these cool neuromodulation treatments that can help to prevent and/or control epileptic seizures (!) with star epileptologist Anna Bochenek. ------------------------------------...
Epilepsy Caused by Brain Tumours - Kate Connor
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 14, 2024 01:55 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBrain tumours vary greatly and 30% of them cause an epilepsy to develop - hence the name Brain Tumour Related Epilepsy. Hear more for Brain Tumour Awareness Month from cancer neuroscientist: Kate Connor. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Kate: 👇🏻 https://www.to...
Increasing Neuronal Excitement To Treat An Epilepsy?! - Jean-François Perrier
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 07, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSurprising and exciting rare epilepsy (STXBP1) research discoveries that have led to the enhancement of excitatory synapses as a proposed treatment - by Jean-François Perrier of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Jean-Franço...
Seizure Forecasting Using AI - Daniel Goldenholz
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 29, 2024 01:01 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCould we accurately predict epileptic seizures using AI? How accurate do predictions need to be? How cool to use do devices need to be?! Could seizure forecasting reduce injuries, decrease mortality, and improve people’s quality of life? Hear all about it from neurologist: Daniel Goldenholz. --...
Celebrities Raising Cancer Awareness
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - February 22, 2024 16:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIn this very special and star-filled episode of Talk About It, Greg sits down with David Anders, Todd Stashwick and Jerry O'Connell to share their personal stories of how cancer has impacted their lives. It will have you laughing, crying, and finding ways to come together to end this horrible di...